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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mood of the people as they stock up for a big storm in "March 13 Storm Warnings"?
(a) Great.
(b) Angry.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Preoccupied.

2. In "April 2 Dreams," the author remembers a couple of dreams from how long ago?
(a) Nights before.
(b) Years before.
(c) Decades before.
(d) Hours before.

3. In what chapter does the author note how many activities and responsibilities he has taken on?
(a) "April 11."
(b) "April 20."
(c) "April 2."
(d) "April 1."

4. In what chapter does it rain all day?
(a) "April 30."
(b) "April 26."
(c) "April 20."
(d) "April 11."

5. Why does the author make a trip in "December 4"?
(a) To buy more supplies.
(b) He is bored.
(c) To see his son, Stuart.
(d) To visit friends.

6. What happens when the author comes down from the tree and onto the ground?
(a) The deer walks away.
(b) The deer stays frozen.
(c) The deer runs away.
(d) The deer comes to him.

7. In one he sees a huge _____________ owl starting at him.
(a) Barn.
(b) Barred.
(c) Great horned.
(d) Burrowing.

8. After thinking about some bizarre encounters that he recently had with the logging company, what does the author decide?
(a) They must trust him.
(b) The logging company is dangerous.
(c) They must be watching him.
(d) He wants to be an eco-terrorist.

9. What occurs in "January 13"?
(a) The author comes face to face with a moose.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A huge snow storm.
(d) The author's son comes to visit.

10. In "April 21," the author and Stuart, his son, take ___________.
(a) A drawing course together.
(b) A walk in the woods.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A swim in the river.

11. Where can moss grow?
(a) In strong sunlight.
(b) In very dry locations.
(c) Very few places.
(d) On rotting stumps and trees, in decaying grass, on rocks and ridges, and sometimes just on the bare ground.

12. How does the sample surprise the author?
(a) How many dangerous organisms live there.
(b) How much pollution accompanied those organisms.
(c) How much life is down there.
(d) How dirty the water was.

13. The author has become rather sick of celebrating __________________ in the traditional American way.
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Hanukah.
(d) Easter.

14. In the section "Moss Watch," the author describes the various types of ________________ he can see around his cabin.
(a) Spiders and flies.
(b) Moss and lichen.
(c) Mice and rats.
(d) Flowers and plants.

15. In "March 25 Birch Seeds," how many birch seeds are shed by the tree?
(a) Trillion.
(b) Billion.
(c) Thousand.
(d) Million.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author ponders about the first Native Americans who discovered __________.

2. Even though the author has not killed a deer or even fired a shot, why does he declare it a successful season?

3. Where does the author take a trip to in "May 2"?

4. The author drives his son back to _____________ in "April 28."

5. The author notes how perceptive the ravens are to _____________.

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